Eyelash curler



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EYELASH .CURLER Filed July so, 1956 INVENTOR HENRY S.R\SBERG UUa/uwn).Willi.

ATTORNEY Patented Oct. 11, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE M nrELAsHCUBLER,

Henry S.'Risberg, Brooklyn, NQY. ApplicationJuly 30, 1936, Serial No.93,320

. 8* (llaims. (Cl. 13232) This invention relates to devices forimproving the facial appearance of individuals, with particular respectto their eyes.

An object of the invention is to provide a small,

compact implement by which the eyelashes may be curled upwardly,producing the effect of eye enlargement by causing the eye to apparentlydilate, and also to prevent the upper and lower lashesfrom becomingentangled.

A further feature is in the provision of a simple device, easily appliedand operated, that is highly effective in obtaining the requisiteresults in a moment of time and which causes no pain, discomfort orinconvenience to the person to whom it is applied.

These and other advantageous purposes, as will hereinafter appear, areaccomplished by the novel construction, combination and arrangement ofsimple parts hereinafter described and illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing, constituting an essential component ofthis disclosure, and inwhich:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the curling appliance.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view taken through the center ofthe same.

Figure 3 is a partial plan, partial sectional view taken on line 33 ofFigure 2.

Referring in greater detail to the drawing,

hingedly connected, provided with spreading means and having cooperativejaws at their free ends. 1

One of the levers 10, shown as the lower, is

essentially a straight fiat plate provided with a stamped reenforcingrib ll, while at the rear are spaced lugs I2 turned upwardly at rightangles and terminating in points constituting stops I3. The frontportion. of the lever 10 is shaped to present a raised stem l4integrally supporting a concavely curved out-reaching flat jaw [5, whichis slightly arcuate in front elevation, conforming to the general'shapeof an eyelash, and profided with a plurality of perforations l6.

An elastic cushion 20, such as semi-soft rubber, is shaped in conformitywith the profile of the jaw 15 and providedat its under side withprojections 2| engageable in the perforations l6 and by which thecushion is'held securely but removably upon the jaw.

The other, upper lever 25 has a raised central longitudinal reenforcingrib 26, and a downwardly curved rear portion 21 blending into a fingerthe device will be seen to consist of two levers,

rest 28, concavely curved in cross section and atfording a convenientgrip.

A pair. of. lugs 29 on the side edges of the lever 25 are suited toengage over the lugs l2 of the opposed lever and are held together by apivot pin-30.

A spring 3| is coiled around the pin 30, one of its forwardly extendingends contacting the inner surface of the leverv I 0 while the other endmakes contact with the adjacent surface of the upper lever 25, acting tospread the levers to the limit of the stops I3, which contact the undersurface of the lever 25 rearwardly of the pin.

The front end 32 of the lever 25 is curved downwardly constituting a jaw33 or pressure member of thin cross section adapted to seat centrally onthe cushion 20 when the levers are pressed together bringing the jawsinto juxtaposition, to cause the eyelashes held therebetween to assumeand maintain the desired shape.

To retain the jaws in a closed position the lever I ll has an eye 35pressed outwardly from its lower side and pivoted therein is a closedwire clasp loop 36 adapted to'be pressed over the upper surface of thelever 25 and when in a forward, clamping position, held by nodes 31 onthe lever.

In operation the jaws are applied to the eyelashes as closely aspractical to the lid, whereupon the levers are clamped by the loop 36 ina closed position, causing the lashes to assume a desirable upwardlycurled position.

The foregoing disclosure is to be regarded as descriptive andillustrative only, and not as restrictive or limitative of theinvention, of which obviously an embodiment may be constructed ineludingmodifications without departing-from the general scope herein indicatedand denoted in the appended claims.

Having thus described theinvention, what is claimed as new and desiredto secure by Letters Patent, is:-

1. An eyelash .curler comprising a pair of clamp levers pivoted at oneend and having jaws bowed andarched to conform with the shape of a humaneyelash at their opposite ends, a yielding cover on one of said jaws,and a rigid complementary pressure member on the other jaw, said jawsmoving in the path of a circular are.

2. An eyelash curler comprising a pair of swinging jaws bowed, archedand shaped in conformity with a human eyelash, one of said jaws pliantand the other rigid, levers on which said jaws are mounted, said leversbeing pivotally united resilient means to normally spread said jaws andmeans to clamp said levers when said jaws are juxtaposed.

3. An eyelash curler comprising a pair of correlated hinged jaws bowed,arched and shaped in conformity with a human eyelash, one of said jawspliant and theother rigid, and levers integral with said jaws, saidlevers being pivotally united at their ends opposite the jaws, said jawsoperating in arcuate paths.

4. An eyelash curler comprising a pair of correlated hinged jaws bowed,arched and shaped in conformity with a human eyelash, one of said jawspliant and the other rigid, and means for:

clamping'said jaws when closed.

5. An eyelash curler comprising a pair of correlated jaws bowed, archedandshapedin conformity with a human eyelash, one of said jaws pliant andthe other rigid, levers on which saidjaws are mounted, said levers beingpivotally united, a finger grip on one of said levers adapted to'prevent slipping during manipulation, means for clamping said leverswhen the jaws are inclosed position, and a stop limiting the opening ofsaid jaws.

6. An eyelash curler comprising a pair of levers having inbent terminalsat one end, said terminals correlated and pivotally united, inturnedjaws at their opposite ends, said jaws concavely curved, one of saidjaws terminating in a seat pivotally connected at one end, concavelycurved correlated jaws at their opposite ends, one of said jawspresenting a flat surfaced seat disposed in the plane of the pivot andhaving openings therethrough, an elastic cushion on said seat ings, anarrow rim on the opposed jaw to contact said cushion, and resilientmeans coiled around the lever pivot to normally spread said leversapart, said levers constituting handles by which the curler ismanipulated.

8. An eyelash curler comprising a pair of levers pivotally connected atone end, concavely curved correlated jaws at their opposite ends, one ofsaid jaws presenting a flat surfaced seat disposed in the plane of thepivot, an elastic cushion on said seat, a narrow rim on the opposed jawto contact said cushion, a finger rest combined with one of said leversand a pivoted loop carried by one lever toclamp said jaws together.

HENRY S. RISBERG.

having projections to enter the mentioned open-

